Ok, I know what I am gonna post is bit out of the context of the blog title.. but anyways. If you are a web developer or an application developer, we all have used one or more scripting language or programming language. So I just thought I'd try to bring in an old subject again. Which is best? Oh no! thats a question no matter how bad is, is always asked.
Lets see, in Maldives if we go with popularity my guess is Visual Basic will come in first. It has its reasons, but I would say VB is kind of not so interesting any more as it use to be. As more and more people move to web based applications, yeah ASP is always there. But more people turned to PHP then ASP. Maybe PHP has its positive advantages. Its mostly easy to learn and develop, maybe thats one reason why its the choice. The next reason might be that there is so many PHP based sites and help out there. Examples and tools. So much FREE stuff and projects, just ready to be "used". But always one can say ASP has all these advantages too. I would partly agree too. Maybe one more added reason is a lot of hosting is based on *nix, and it does not mostly support ASP. So the obvious choice becomes PHP. Anyway reasons can be lots and favorites can differ as well.
So why not Python , Ruby or even Perl? Again its a difficult question. Ruby on Rails has had a lot of hype lately. Python has been doing so good. Yeah even the new blogger is Python based. Just like Rails, there is so many frameworks for Python too. Namely Zope, etc. Good old perl? Why not perl? So many people say perl is crappy. . I won't agree to it again. Maybe it does not have the elegance and neatness that most people look for. Yeah, but then again it depends on how you define that too. Maybe the code is not as sexy as Python or Ruby, but I won't say PHP or VB code looks neat. Perl has its own advantages and the power. I see perl more as a life saver. If you had used perl as a web development tool, you won't always agree with whats written out on most web sites about perl.
Anyway, having said all that and trying to justify, I would still say PHP is the choice for most web developers. As for Maldivians, I guess the next stage is to evolve with frameworks and other tools. Like Trax for PHP or Seagull, etc. These tools really give you the leading adage. The development time is increased, where you can concentrate more on the business rules and really organize your code (again it depends on how you design too). But to cut short Ruby on Rails (ROR) is the next level. Its nothing new, but not very much seen to be used by the Maldivian development community. There is no best language or tools. It all depends on the problem at hand and what tools you are most comfortable with.
There might be some people who will tell you that things like Java with frameworks like JBoss is the best solution. Agreed frameworks like Rails, does not come close to JBoss (again its questionable, but guess most will agree) and Java as a language is very mature. But does it really suit the problem at hand. As I have been told many times, "The best solution might not always be the right solution". But when one will tell me MSSQL with ASP.NET I would always ask questions. Thats me. Yeah, I it can be a good choice. I agree, but have you looked into other options? That might be the right question. So many of you out there are into computers and programming, but how many of you really experiment around with these tools or look for alternatives? Its kind of sad to see the development community in Maldives not growing by number. Being into development always helps you at some level. You can be a networking guy or a system admin, but if you are a developer as well then it puts you in advantage. I've seen so many occations, when or if the sys admins knew scripting they would have done a better job or could have saved time. Perl for example was developed for this same reason, for sys admins by a sys admin. Even if you are a Windows guy, being able to know windows scripting sure would help you. Keep aside developer, even if you are a finance guy or a business guy having to know how to write macros for Excel or Word sure helps a lot. How about those graphic guys? like who do flash or 3D stuff, they sure need scripting. So to code is no longer just for application developers, its must be something we all should know (well better if we do). Now I am not saying "konme dhiveh sakee program kuraa dhiveh sakah vamaatho ey" :P
Lets see, in Maldives if we go with popularity my guess is Visual Basic will come in first. It has its reasons, but I would say VB is kind of not so interesting any more as it use to be. As more and more people move to web based applications, yeah ASP is always there. But more people turned to PHP then ASP. Maybe PHP has its positive advantages. Its mostly easy to learn and develop, maybe thats one reason why its the choice. The next reason might be that there is so many PHP based sites and help out there. Examples and tools. So much FREE stuff and projects, just ready to be "used". But always one can say ASP has all these advantages too. I would partly agree too. Maybe one more added reason is a lot of hosting is based on *nix, and it does not mostly support ASP. So the obvious choice becomes PHP. Anyway reasons can be lots and favorites can differ as well.
So why not Python , Ruby or even Perl? Again its a difficult question. Ruby on Rails has had a lot of hype lately. Python has been doing so good. Yeah even the new blogger is Python based. Just like Rails, there is so many frameworks for Python too. Namely Zope, etc. Good old perl? Why not perl? So many people say perl is crappy. . I won't agree to it again. Maybe it does not have the elegance and neatness that most people look for. Yeah, but then again it depends on how you define that too. Maybe the code is not as sexy as Python or Ruby, but I won't say PHP or VB code looks neat. Perl has its own advantages and the power. I see perl more as a life saver. If you had used perl as a web development tool, you won't always agree with whats written out on most web sites about perl.
Anyway, having said all that and trying to justify, I would still say PHP is the choice for most web developers. As for Maldivians, I guess the next stage is to evolve with frameworks and other tools. Like Trax for PHP or Seagull, etc. These tools really give you the leading adage. The development time is increased, where you can concentrate more on the business rules and really organize your code (again it depends on how you design too). But to cut short Ruby on Rails (ROR) is the next level. Its nothing new, but not very much seen to be used by the Maldivian development community. There is no best language or tools. It all depends on the problem at hand and what tools you are most comfortable with.
There might be some people who will tell you that things like Java with frameworks like JBoss is the best solution. Agreed frameworks like Rails, does not come close to JBoss (again its questionable, but guess most will agree) and Java as a language is very mature. But does it really suit the problem at hand. As I have been told many times, "The best solution might not always be the right solution". But when one will tell me MSSQL with ASP.NET I would always ask questions. Thats me. Yeah, I it can be a good choice. I agree, but have you looked into other options? That might be the right question. So many of you out there are into computers and programming, but how many of you really experiment around with these tools or look for alternatives? Its kind of sad to see the development community in Maldives not growing by number. Being into development always helps you at some level. You can be a networking guy or a system admin, but if you are a developer as well then it puts you in advantage. I've seen so many occations, when or if the sys admins knew scripting they would have done a better job or could have saved time. Perl for example was developed for this same reason, for sys admins by a sys admin. Even if you are a Windows guy, being able to know windows scripting sure would help you. Keep aside developer, even if you are a finance guy or a business guy having to know how to write macros for Excel or Word sure helps a lot. How about those graphic guys? like who do flash or 3D stuff, they sure need scripting. So to code is no longer just for application developers, its must be something we all should know (well better if we do). Now I am not saying "konme dhiveh sakee program kuraa dhiveh sakah vamaatho ey" :P
Chops,
Didn't you mean that tools like Trax and Seagulls cuts the development time instead of increasing it?
Good stuff. My homepage is going to be running a well known PHP framework based app that I'm developing at the moment.
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